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lookover

lookover noun: a brief visual inspection.

Noun

lookover (plural lookovers)

  1. A brief visual inspection.
    • Originally, whole-body imaging was proposed as an alternative for the relatively few passengers chosen for secondary screening, allowing them to opt for a machine lookover rather than a physical pat-down.2009 April 14, Joe Sharkey, “Looking You Over, With a Shameless Gaze”, in New York Times

Forms of lookover

plurallookovers

Origin of lookover

Deverbal from look over.

Questions about lookover

What does lookover mean?
Lookover means a brief visual inspection.
What part of speech is lookover?
Lookover is a noun.
What is the plural of lookover?
The plural of lookover is lookovers.

Words near lookover in the dictionary

  1. lookout man
  2. lookout men
  3. lookout tower
  4. lookout towers
  5. lookouts
  6. lookover
  7. lookovers
  8. looks
  9. looks a fright
  10. looks after
  11. looks ahead

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